Two class-action lawsuits filed in Quebec after Air Canada strike

Two proposed class-action lawsuits have been filed in the Quebec Superior Court in the wake of the Air Canada strike.

The aim of both lawsuits is to recoup compensation for the harms suffered by Air Canada passengers affected by flight disruptions that occurred around Thursday, Aug.14. The first takes aim at Air Canada. The second targets Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents the airline’s 10,000 flight attendants.

Courts must certify a proposed lawsuit as a class action before it can apply beyond the representative plaintiff named in the suit.

What is alleged in the class actions?

The first action alleges Air Canada failed to re-book passengers within 48 hours and instead misled customers by offering refunds as credits or by re-booking them on much later flight